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NASKAH PUBLIKASI ELIZABETH GILBERT’S ADAPTATION WITH MANY CULTURES IN EAT, PRAY, LOVE MOVIE (2010) BY RYAN MURPHY: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH Ditulis oleh: DIDIK SETIYAWAN A 320 080 056 PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA 2012

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NASKAH PUBLIKASI

ELIZABETH GILBERT’S ADAPTATION WITH MANY CULTURES

IN EAT, PRAY, LOVE MOVIE (2010) BY RYAN MURPHY:

A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

Ditulis oleh:

DIDIK SETIYAWAN

A 320 080 056

PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA

2012

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FAILED JUSTICE OF JAMIE WALLACE IN GLUCK’S

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (2011): A MARXIST APPROACH

Publication Articles

Written by

RINA NOVI WULANDARI

A 320 080 046

Accepted and Approved by the Board of Examiners School of Teacher Training

and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

Team of Examiners

1. Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum,S.pd.,M.Ed ( )

(Advisor I)

2. Titis Setyabudi, S.S.,M.Hum ( )

(Advisor II)

Dean,

Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M.Si

NIK. 547

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ELIZABETH GILBERT’S ADAPTATION WITH MANY CULTURES

IN EAT, PRAY, LOVE MOVIE (2010) BY RYAN MURPHY:

A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH

Didik Setiyawan (Student)

Dewi Candraningrum (Consultant I)

Titis Setyabudi (Consultant II)

(School of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of

Surakarta)

[email protected]

ABSTRACT

This study is aimed to show adaptation with many cultures in Eat, Pray, Love

movie by using Sociological Approach. The objectives of the study are, to analyze

the movie based on the structural elements and describe the movie based on a

Sociological Approach. In conducting this study, the researcher uses qualitative

research. The data of study is image and text taken from two data sources. The

primary source is the Eat, Pray, Love movie itself directed by Ryan Murphy,

released in 2010. While the secondary data source are from other materials taken

from book, internet and journal which related to the study. The study comes to the

following conclusions. First, Ryan Murphy wants to deliver a moral message that

is human should be ready to lose everything. The structural elements are related

to each other and form a unity. Second, based on the sociological analysis, Ryan

Murphy describes that Elizabeth Gilbert is able to adapt well in many cultures

with diverse types of adaptation.

Keywords: Culture Adaptation, Eat, Pray, Love, Sociological Approach.

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1. Introduction

Background of the Study: Adaptation is often recognized in purely

furtuitous effects, and natural selection is invoked to resolve problems that do

not exist (Williams, 1966:4). The adaptation process takes place under natural

selection, where an organism becomes better suited to its habitat. Also, the

term may refer to some characteristics which stand out as being especially

significant in the organism's survival.

Adaptations develop as the result of natural selection operating on

random genetic variations that are capable of being passed from one

generation to the next. Variations that prove advantageous will tend to spread

throughout the population. Human beings are biologically adapted for culture

in ways that other primates are not, as evidenced most clearly by the fact that

only human cultural traditions accumulate modifications over historical time.

The key adaptation is one that enables individuals to understand other

individuals as intentional agents like the self. This species-unique form of

social cognition emerges in human ontogeny at approximately 1 year of age,

as infants begin to engage with other persons in various kinds of joint

attention activities involving gaze following, social referencing, and gestural

communication. Young children’s joint attention skills then engender some

uniquely powerful forms of cultural learning, enabling the acquisition of

language, discourse skills, tool-use practices, and other conventional activities.

These forms of cultural learning allow human beings to, in effect, pool their

cognitive resources both contemporaneously and over historical time in ways

that are unique in the animal kingdom.

Adaptation in this movie is appeared by the director Ryan Murphy, the

reasons why he appeared little about adaptation maybe the story of this movie

was real story in Ryan Murphy’s life. Ryan Murphy (born November 9, 1965)

is an American writer, film and television director and producer, best known

for creating the television shows Nip/Tuck, Popular and Glee. Murphy grew

up in Indianapolis, Indiana, in an Irish Catholic family. He attended Catholic

school from first through eighth grade, and graduated from Warren Central

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High School (Indianapolis). He has described his mother as a beauty queen

who leave it all to stay at home and takes care of her two sons. She has written

5 books and worked in communications for over 20 years before retiring. His

father worked in the newspaper industry as a circulation director before he

retired after 30 years. After coming out as gay, he saw his first therapist, who

found nothing wrong with him other than being too precocious for his own

good. Murphy performed with a choir as a kid, which would later inform his

work on Glee.

In 2006, Murphy wrote the screenplay for and directed the feature film

running with Scissors. Based on the memoir by Augusten Burroughs, the

movie version starred Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin and Brian Cox, and, as

the young Burroughs, newcomer Joseph Cross. A lawsuit was filed by

Burroughs's mother and other relatives regarding the film, alleging

defamation. The outcome of the case is unknown. In 2010 Murphy directed

Julia Roberts in an adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love.

The film was a box office success but a critical failure, getting harsh reviews

criticizing its pacing and lack of credibility.

The story of this movie starts when Elizabeth Gilbert returns to New

York City from a trip to Bali where she meets medicine man (101 years or 64

years old) Ketut Liyer (Hadi Subiyanto), read her palm and foretold her future

of a brief and a long marriage, loss of all her worldly goods before regaining

everything confused and unhappy in her marriage to Stephen (Billy Crudup)

while his career plans are as flaky as a croissant. His devotion to his wife is

unambiguously genuine and passionate Liz (Julia Roberts), a writer, files for a

divorce. Earlier her best friend with a new baby Delia Shiraz (Viola Davis),

married to Andy (Mike O'Malley), a Caucasian, cautions Liz about

motherhood: “Having a baby is like having a tattoo on your face”. From the

heights Liz then dives into the cupped palms of David Piccolo (James Franco),

an actor performing in her stage play, who interests her in joining his Hindu

meditation sessions. This love affair doesn't satisfy her either, so she plans a

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three-part journey to Italy, India, and Indonesia to find herself spiritually and

put her life balance.

Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts) has everything a modern woman is

supposed to dream of having a husband (Billy Crudup), a house, a successful

career, yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused, and searching

for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert

steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking

on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self discovery. In her

travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy; the

power of prayer in India, and finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and

balance of true love in Bali. She spent four months in Italy, eating and

enjoying life ("Eat"). She spent three months in India, finding her spirituality

("Pray"). She ended the year in Bali, Indonesia, looking for "balance" of the

two and found love ("Love") in the form of a dashing Brazilian factory owner.

In Eat, Pray, Love, cultural elements are very important, because Elizabeth

Gilbert visited many places, there are Italia, India and Indonesia. So she

should be able to adapt with many cultures in are countries. Italia has

European cultures and many kinds of food (Eat). India has the power of

religion in Hindu’s religion, so Elizabeth Gilbert should be able to adapt this

religion culture (Pray). And in Bali she must adapt to the society view and

cultures in there and finding balance in life (Love).

There are four reasons why the writer is interested to analyze this

movie. They are as follows. The first reason because Eat, Pray, Love outlines

the story of Elizabeth Gilbert and her experiences in many countries. The story

starts out when Elizabeth Gilbert goes to many countries after her life is

broken. She wants to find out herself by going abroad to Italy, in India, and

Bali. Beside that Eat, Pray, Love has the point that comes from true story that

has been experienced by Elizabeth Gilbert before. Her experiences around

many countries shed light on many aspects of the state-owned. It is the most

important point that can be learnt by her in order to expand her knowledge

about many aspects such as social aspect, religious aspect, economic aspect,

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political aspect, cultural aspect. All of them are the most important aspect

which should be known as the manifestation of the adaptation in one place to

the other. Those are aspects that can support psychologically aim to apply the

social communication all around the world.

The second reason is the importance of adaptation in order to learn

many cultures in all around the world. It is the most important aspect that

should be applied in order to expand knowledge especially in both of cultural

and social aspect. In Eat, Pray, Love movie, adaptation is the dominant point

because it is unintentionally applied in every second of the movie itself. It is

absolutely required aims to increase the point of the view to gather the cultural

aspect of each country. Beside that, without adaptation, the person would not

learn outside in their culture because they could not communicate with each

other especially if they meet the different culture. It can be concluded that

adaptation is much more important in the way to develop more understanding

about many cultures all around the world.

The third reason is education in social life. We can find educational

values in this movie by knowing Elizabeth Gilbert’s journey to other

countries. Elizabeth Gilbert gives many social lessons to apply in society life.

In this aspect the social life that can be learnt is the social appreciation to

many cultures. We can see in this movie, Elizabeth Gilbert always appreciates

the cultures belong to the country all around the world even she learns each

country that has been explored by her chronologically. In order to learn all of

them, her passion of humanity clearly appears when she learns the culture

which is clearly different by her own culture. It is the important point and

could be the dominant thing in this movie how the social appreciation is able

to develop the personality of human being in every aspect.

The fourth reason of the film is the application of the adaptation in the

social life of human. In this point the adaptation is able to develop the

personality of the human. In the other word the positive things of the

adaptation could be the reflection of social life. It emphasizes that aspects of

the adaptation can increase knowledge. In order to learn many cultures all over

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the world, the person should apply adaptation no matter it is difficult or not.

Without adaptation as the form of the simple thing in social life, the person

cannot expand their education based on the aspect of sociological approach. It

can be said that the application of the adaptation is the most important thing in

order to expand their knowledge aim to develop the values of humanity.

Based on the reasons above the writer will observe Ryan Murphy’s

movie by using sociological approach. So the writer constructs the title

ELIZABETH GILBERT’S ADAPTATION WITH MANY CULTURES

IN EAT, PRAY, LOVE MOVIE (2010) BY RYAN MURPHY:

A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH.

Problem Statement of the research background of choosing the

subject above, the problem is ““How is Elizabeth Gilbert defining adaptation

with many cultures reflected in Eat, Pray, Love movie?”

Objectives: To describe Elizabeth Gilbert’s adaptation with many

cultures in Eat, Pray, Love movie by Ryan Murphy based on sociological

approach.

Literature Review: The first researcher is Angriani (USU, 2011). She

conducted a research entitled An Analysis of Searching True Identity in

Elizabeth Gilbert Novel Eat Pray Love. Her research focused on major

character of the self finding after divorced. She tried to search true identity

when traveled in Italy, India, and Bali.

The second researcher is Widyanti (UMS, 2012). She conducted a

research entitled India as Source of Spirituality in Eat, Pray, Love Movie

Directed by Ryan Murphy (2010): A Sociological Approach. She aimed to

show India as source of spirituality in Eat, Pray, Love movie directed by Ryan

Murphy (2010) using Sociological Approach. It is done by establishing two

objectives: the first is analyzing the movie based on its structural elements and

the second is analyzing India as source of spirituality in Eat Pray Love movie

based on sociological approach.

The third researcher is Mulatsiwi (UMS, 2010). She conducted a

research entitled Finding Happiness Reflected in Eat Pray Love Movie

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Directed by Ryan Murphy: A Psychoanalytic Approach. She described the

urgency of issue happiness that is reflected in that movie by the character and

characterization of the major character, and also setting of this movie. This

movie focuses on the major character where Liz Gilbert is a writer and world

traveler to find her happiness.

The fourth research is Azizah (UMS, 2010). She conducted a research

entitled Ways To Get Happiness in Eat Pray Love Movie (2010): An

Individual Psychological Approach . Based on the analysis, the study reveals

there are some ways to motivate Elizabeth Gilbert to get her true happiness

that is never got in her life. Whereas, Liza was a very successful career

woman and she was married. The writer is interested to research the major of

the main character from the movie Eat Pray Love that is Elizabeth Gilbert.

This research is different from the previous research. The researcher will

analyze adaptation in many cultures in Eat, Pray, Love movie. Here the

researcher uses Sociological Approach.

2. Research Method

Data: there are two type of data; Text and Image. Text data in this

research is movie manuscript, which consists of words, phrases and sentences.

Image data in this research are image capturing of an action in the movie

which is related to the research.

Data Source: the researcher uses two data; there are Primary Data, the

primary data source of the study is Eat, Pray, Love movie directed by Ryan

Murphy from Sony Pictures and the script movie written by Ryan Murphy and

Jennifer Salt., and Secondary Data, the secondary data sources are books and

other sources that support the analysis.

Data Collection: the technique of data collection is library research,

the steps are: watching the movie several times, reading the movie script,

determining the character that will be analyzed, taking notes of important parts

in both primary and secondary data, classifying and determining the relevant

data, taking notes from the material and some other resources related to the

movie.

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Data Analysis: the technique used in analyzing the data is descriptive

analysis. It concerns with the structural elements of the movie and sociological

approach.

3. Sociological Theory

a. Sociology of Literature

The sociology of literature is a study of literature based on

sociological view that is described by the author in the literary work, to

understand the social phenomena (Swingewood and Laurenson, 1972:13).

Sociology of literature, a branch of literary study that examines the

relationship between literary works and their social contexts, including

patterns of literacy, kind of audience, modes of publication and dramatic

presentation, and the social class positions of authors and readers.

Originating in 19th

century France with works by Mme de Stael and

Hyppolite Taine, the sociology of literature was revived in the English-

speaking world with the appearance of such studies as Raymond

Williams’s The Long revolution (1961), and is most often associated with

Marxist approaches to cultural analysis.

Sociologists bring a different type of understanding to such issue.

The perspective of sociology involves seeing through the outside

appearances of people’s actions and organizations (P. Berger, 1963:31-37).

Sociologists are not content to look at the individual fan’s personality or

“unique” reasons for wanting to meet Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, or

Michael J. Fox. In sociology, theory is a statement or series of statements

that uses concepts to explain problems, actions, or behavior. An effective

theory will have both explanatory and predictive power. That is, it will

help us to develop a broad and integrated view of seemingly isolated

phenomena and to understand how one type of change in an environment

leads to others. In contrast to functionalists’ emphasis on stability and

consensus, conflict sociologists see the social world in continual struggle.

The conflict perspective assumes that social behavior is best understood in

terms of conflict or tension among competing groups. Such conflict need

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not be violent; it can take the form of labor negotiations, party politics, and

competition among religious groups for members, or disputes over cuts in

the federal budget.

Sociology studies the real life, where as literature is created based

on social phenomena. Literature is a work of art which expresses of human

life and the conflicts on society especially related with the law, religion,

norms, economic, and politic.

b. Major Principles of Sociology of Literature

1) Sociology of the Writer

This is related with the social situation of the writer. It focused

on the author’s perspective about the society and life. Swingewood and

Laurenson (1972:21) states that sociology of the writer refers to the

social situation of the writer. It is a study of the literature in forms of

the social context authorship. It is related with the writer’s condition in

the society, the writer ideology in his or her society and other things

that deals with the writer.

2) Sociology of the Society

This study related with the influence of society on author’s

work. Thus, the condition and situation where the literary work is

written influenced with the literary work direct or indirect.

Swingewood and Laurenson (1972:13) state that the most popular

adopts the documentary aspect of literature, arguing that it provides a

mirror on the age. The middle sociological study of the subject is

continuation between the text and its background.

3) Sociology of the Reader

This is study about the influence of literary works to the reader.

It can be seen on their exchange, ideas, and their manner of life reading

or watching the literary work. Swingewood and Laurenson (1972:21)

state that a work of literature is actually received by a particular

society at specific historical moment.

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4. Theory on Social Adaptation

a. Notion of Social Adaptation

Adaptation is often recognized in purely furtuitous effects, and

natural selection is invoked to resolve problems that do not exist

(Williams, 1966:4). The adaptation process takes place under natural

selection, where an organism becomes better suited to its habitat. Also, the

term may refer to some characteristics which stand out as being especially

significant in the organism's survival.

Darwinian Theory holds that adaptations are the result of a two-

stage process: random variation and natural selection (Orr H, 2005:119).

Random variation results from slight genetic differences. For example, one

cheetah in a group may be slightly faster than the others and thus have a

better chance of catching a gazelle. The faster cheetah therefore has a

better chance of being well-fed and living long enough to produce

offspring. Since the cheetah's young have the same genes that made this

parent fast, they are more likely to be fast than the young of slower

cheetahs. The process is repeated in each generation, and thereby great

speed becomes an adaptation common to cheetahs. This same process of

natural selection, in which the organisms best adapted to their environment

tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing

numbers to succeeding generations while those less adapted tend to be

eliminated, also favors the fastest gazelles.

b. Types of Social Adaptation

1) Conformity

Conformity occurs when individuals accept the culturally

defined goals and the socially legitimate means of achieving them.

Merton suggests that most individuals, even those who do not have

easy access to the means and goals, remain conformists (Merton,

1968:195).

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2) Innovation

Innovation occurs when an individual accepts the goals of

society, but rejects or lacks the socially legitimate means of achieving

them. Innovation, the mode of adaptation most associated with

criminal behavior, it explains the high rate of crime committed by

uneducated and poor individuals who do not have access to legitimate

means of achieving the social goals of wealth and power (Merton,

1968:230).

3) Ritualism

The ritualist accepts a lifestyle of hard work, but rejects the

cultural goal of monetary rewards. This individual goes through the

motions of getting an education and working hard, yet is not

committed to the goal of accumulating wealth or power (Merton,

1968:238).

4) Retreatism

Retreatism involves rejecting both the cultural goal of success

and the socially legitimate means of achieving it. The retreatist

withdraws or retreats from society and may become an alcoholic, drug

addict, or vagrant (Merton, 1968:241).

5. Research Finding

a. Sociology of Elizabeth Gilbert

1) Social Aspects

In Eat, Pray, Love movie, Elizabeth Gibert has many

experiences in the social aspects of society, whether in Italy, India and

Bali. Elizabeth Gilbert has big empathy and humanity. Her sense of

empathy can be seen when she meets David, she directly has some

empathy to him by David’s charismatic, and she admits that David is

very charming.

David : “ I give you full permission to make fun of me, I know

you are dying too”.

Liz : “ You are far too charming to make fun of”.

(EPL: 00:14:43 – 00:14:50)

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In Italy, Liz discovers new things when talking in Italian

language with the owner of an apartment when Liz was in Italy. That

strange men is prohibited staying in her apartement.

Owner : “I have one rule, no strange men spending the night.

You American girls when you come to Italy, all you

want pasta and sausage”.

Liz : “I’ll take it”.

Owner : “Good, you chose well”.

(EPL: 00:33:01 – 00:33:21)

2) Political Aspects

In this movie, Liz does not see many things related to politics

because when she travels to several countries, the political situation is

very well. But when Liz has lunch at a restaurant in Italy with her

friends, they talk about the title for cities in the world which might

indicate that the political situation and the people in those cities.

Liz’s friend : “Yeah. It's like each city has a word,

if you really think about it. Like, what is the word for

London? I would say stuffy”.

Liz : “I will agree with that”.

Liz’s friend : “What word for Stockholm? Conform”.

And New York?

Liz : “Ambition or soot. What the word for Rome? It’s

difficult to think.

Liz’s friend : “Classic, sexs (together)”.

(EPL: 00:43:39 – 00:44:00)

In her experiences, Liz does not see many thing related to

politics, because the theme of this movie is not politics issue.

3) Economic Aspects

In Eat, Pray, Love movie, Elizabeth Gilbert can determine the

economic condition in the countries that she visited. In New York, Liz

is very successful and has a good career and a lot of money as people

in modern countries like the United States. But when divorced from

Stephen, Liz in her economic life is down, home and all the money

from Liz are given to Stephen. They argue in Liz’s lawyer office.

Lawyer : “We're prepared to offer half of everything, and my

client's retirement accounts”.

Stephen : (shook his)

Liz : “Take it all then, everything”.

(EPL: 00:20:30 – 00:20:37)

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Economic life of the Italian society is good because Italy is a

one of developed countries in Europe, while the economic life of

society in India is very simple, because India is a developing country

with a very large number of people in the world. Generally, Indians

work in the fields, farmers and ranchers. As well as with India, the

economic condition in Bali is also very simple, such as merchants,

farmers, etc.

4) Science and Technology

In Eat, Pray, Love movie, science and technology are very

important things for major character, Elizabeth Gilbert, she often uses

communication technology, such as telephone, email, etc, to

communicate, especially when she is far from her best friends, when

she is in Italy, India or Bali. While in Italy, Liz communicates with

David via email from her laptop.

Liz : “Dear David, we haven’t had any communication in a

while and it’s given me time I needed to think.

Remember when you said we should love with each

other and be unhappy so we can be happy?

(EPL: 00:51:22 – 00:51:32)

5) Cultural Aspects

Cultural aspects are very important things in Eat, Pray, Love

movie, Elizabeth Gilbert has journey in many countries with different

cultures. She should be able to know and learn the culture in each

countries. Along the way, Liz must be able to adapt well with many

cultures, because each country has different cultures. When in Italy,

Liz does not have experience because the cultures of Italian and

American are not much different, except for their point of view, about

the pleasure. American does not know how to get the pleasure because

they work too hard.

Liz : “I feel so guilty, I have been in Rome for three weeks

all I've done is learn a few Italian words and eat”.

Luca : “You feel guilty because you American, you don’t

know to enjoy your self”.

Liz : “I beg your pardon? It's true”.

Luca : “American know entertainment but don’t know

pleasure”

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I’m serious, listen to me, you want to know your

plobem, American? You work too hard, you get burned

out”.

(EPL: 00:40:09 – 00:40:40)

At the beginning in India, Liz has to wear special costume in

Hindu environment, as a condition as long as she lives in India.

Hindu’s man : “Change into your work clothes. I'll take you to your

seva. It's a Hindu word for "selfless devotional work".

It's required of everyone who stays”.

Liz : ”Ok, thank you”.

(EPL: 01:04:12 – 01:04:22)

Although she has many difficulties at first, but in the end, Liz is

able to adapt well to the cultures in each country where she has visited.

6) Religious Aspects

Religious aspects of Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love movie

begins when Liz has a problem with her husband, Stephen. She asks

God to help resolve the problem. Eventually she divorced with

Stephen.

Liz : “I’m in serious trouble. I don’t know what to do. I

need answer. Please, tell me what to do. God, help me

please, tell me what to do and I do it”. (EPL: 00:09:02 – 00:09:30)

India and Bali have the same religion, namely Hindu religion.

In India, she can not find peace at the beginning of studying Guru

Gita.

Liz : “Me and Guru Gita,we just do not get along”. Hindu’s man: “What’s your trouble?

Liz : “Everything, It’s long, it’s tedious, I can’t keep up, It’s

long, it’s tedious, I can’t keep up, It’s long, it’s tedious,

I can’t keep up”.

(EPL 2: 00:00:39 – 00:01:03)

Liz is a Christian, but in her journey, she is able to adapt with

several different religions such as Hinduism in India and Bali.

6. Types of Adaptation

a. Conformity

Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love movie has conformity, she can

accept the culturally defined goals when in India. At the beginning in

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India, Liz has to wear special costume in Hindu environment, as a

condition as long as she lives in India.

Hindu’s man : “Change into your work clothes. I'll take you to your

seva. It's a Hindu word for "selfless devotional work".

It's required of everyone who stays”.

Liz : ”Ok, thank you”.

(EPL: 01:04:12 – 01:04:22)

b. Innovation

When her legs is injured by Felipe, she rejects to be made well by

Wayan, she thinks that Ketut is a medicine man. But Liz needs a healer,

Wayan.

Ketut : “This very badly, you need healer”.

Liz : “I have you, you are medicine man”.

Nyomo : “No, you need Wayan”.

Ketut : “Yes” (EPL 2: 00:35:29 – 00:36:00)

c. Ritualism

Elizabeth Gilbert does not find of money, but she finds a new

peaceful life, so she gives relief money to Wayan 18,000 American Dollar

to make a home, Liz reject the monetary reward.

Wayan : “Tell me again?

Liz :”18.000 American Dollar”

Wayan : “We get a house, it can be the house for everybody

I can have a pharmacy, I can have a library”

(EPL 2: 00:57:36 – 00:57:55)

d. Retreatism

Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love movie does not withdraw or

retreat from society and may become an alcoholic, drug addict, or vagrant,

but in the movie, when she has a problem in her marriage. She retreats

from her marriage and affairs with David.

Liz : “What happen was I dove out of my married and into David’s

arms”.

(EPL: 00:16:40 – 00:16:43)

7. Conclusion

After analyzing Eat, Pray, Love movie, the writer takes some

conclusions:

First, based on structural elements analysis, Ryan Murphy wants to

deliver a moral message we should be ready to lose everything. The main

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character in this movie plays very well to be able to find ways to adapt with

many cultures that, although it is not easy. Ryan Murphy as the director of Eat,

Pray, Love movie uses two elements, they are narrative and technical

elements. Narrative elements consist of character and characterization, plot,

point of view, and theme. The technical elements of the movie consist of

casting, mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound and editing. Ryan Murphy

successfully integrates the structural elements into a good unity so that this

film can be enjoyed satisfied.

Second, based on the sociological analysis and social adaptation, it

shows that the director Ryan Murphy describes and illustrated Elizabeth

Gibert in social, political, economic, science and technology, cultural and

religious aspects in social life of society when Liz is in many countries. Ryan

Murphy makes Julia Robert can play well as Elizabeth Gilbert to act as a

woman or person can defining adaptation to many cultures with many types or

ways of adaptation, there are conformity, innovation, ritualism and retratism.

Eat, Pray, Love is great movie directed by Ryan Murphy. The movie was

adopted from memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert, which gives several wise insights

to the viewers. From this movie, viewers know the condition of cultures in

many countries, especially in Italy, India and Bali. Viewers can find several

moral messages by the major character of this movie. After analyzing this

movie, researcher suggests for next researchers to analyze this film deepest.

They can analyze this film by other approach such as behaviorism approach

because this film reflects the woman’s ambition. Based on behaviorism, this

film reflects the ambition of a woman.

This research paper hopefully can contribute to English teaching

process. It can be used to understand literary work mainly fiction from

sociological approach. It can be also be used to enrich student’s vocabulary by

using the movie script as a reading materials. Beside fiction and vocabulary,

this research can be useful to add another skills such as speaking and listening.

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